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Swanson. BRS Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. 5e. 2009.

INTRODUCTION : ORGANIC CHEMISTRY REVIEW
I. Brief Review of Organic Chemistry
II. Acids, Bases, and Buffers
III. Carbohydrate Structure
IV. Proteoglycans, Glycoproteins, and Glycolipids
V. Amino Acids
VI. Lipids
VII. Membranes
VIII. Nucleotides
1. PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
I. General Aspects of Protein Structure
II. Examples of Medically Important Proteins
2. ENZYMES
I. General Properties of Enzymes
II. Dependence of Velocity on Enzyme and Substrate Concentrations, Temperature, and pH
III. The Michaelis-Menten Equation
IV. The Lineweaver-Burk Plot
V.Inhibitors
VI. Allosteric Enzymes
VII. Regulation of Enzyme Activity by Post-Translational (Covalent) Modification
VIII. Regulation by Protein–Protein Interactions
IX. Isoenzymes
3. BIOCHEMISTRY OF DIGESTION
I. Digestion of Carbohydrates
II. Digestion of Dietary Triacylglycerol
III. Protein Digestion and Amino Acid Absorption
4. GLYCOLYSIS
I. General Overview
II. Transport of Glucose into Cells
III. Reactions of Glycolysis
IV. Special Reactions in Red Blood Cells
V. Regulatory Enzymes of Glycolysis
VI. The Fate of Pyruvate
VII. Generation of Adenosine Triphosphate by Glycolysis
5. THE TRICARBOXYLIC ACID CYCLE, ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN, AND OXIDATIVE METABOLISM
I. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
II. Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation
III. Reactive Oxygen Species
6. GLYCOGEN METABOLISM
I. Overview of Glycogen Structure and Metabolism
II. Glycogen Structure
III. Glycogen Synthesis
IV. Glycogen Degradation
V. Lysosomal Degradation of Glycogen
VI. Regulation of Glycogen Degradation
VII. Regulation of Glycogen Synthesis
7. GLUCONEOGENESIS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS
I. Overview
II. Reactions of Gluconeogenesis
III. Maintenance of Blood Glucose Levels
8. MISCELLANEOUS CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
I. Fructose and Galactose Metabolism
II. Pentose Phosphate Pathway
III. Proteoglycans, Glycoproteins, and Glycolipids
9. FATTY ACID METABOLISM
I. Fatty Acid and Triacylglycerol Synthesis
II. Formation of Triacylglycerol Stores in Adipose Tissue
III. Fatty Acid Oxidation
IV. High Yield Comparison from Fatty Acid Synthesis and Oxidation
10. CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM AND BLOOD LIPOPROTEINS
I. Cholesterol and Bile Salt Metabolism
II. Blood Lipoproteins
11. KETONES AND OTHER LIPID DERIVATIVES
I. Ketone Body Synthesis and Utilization
II. Phospholipid and Sphingolipid Metabolism
III. Metabolism of the Eicosanoids
IV. Synthesis of the Steroid Hormones
12. AMINO ACID METABOLISM
I. Addition and Removal of Amino Acid Nitrogen
II. Urea Cycle
III. Synthesis and Degradation of Amino Acids
13. PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM AMINO ACIDS
I. Special Products Derived from Amino Acids
II. Tetrahydrofolate andS-Adenosylmethionine: The One-Carbon Carriers
14. NUCLEOTIDE AND PORPHYRIN METABOLISM
I. Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
II. Heme Metabolism
15. INTEGRATIVE METABOLISM AND NUTRITION
I. Metabolic Fuels and Dietary Requirements
II. Metabolism During the Fed or Absorptive State
III. Fasting
IV. Prolonged Fasting (Starvation)
V.Biochemical Functions of Tissues
16. MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
I. General Mechanisms of Hormone Action
II. Regulation of Hormone Levels
III. Actions of Specific Hormones
17. DNA REPLICATION AND TRANSCRIPTION
I. Nucleic Acid Structure
II. Synthesis of DNA (Replication)
III. Synthesis of RNA (Transcription)
18. RNA TRANSLATION AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
I. Protein Synthesis (Translation of Messenger RNA)
II. Regulation of Protein Synthesis
19. GENETICS
I. Chromosomes
II. Cell Cycle
III. Control of the Cell Cycle
IV. Meiosis
V. Gene Dosage
VI. Fundamentals of Mendelian Genetics
VII. The Punnett Square
VIII. Modes of Inheritance
IX. Moderators of Inheritance
X. Hardy-Weinberg Principle
XI. Genetic Testing
20. BIOCHEMISTRY OF CANCER
I. Oncogenes
II. Tumor-Suppressor Genes
III. Apoptosis
IV. Mechanism of Oncogenesis
V. Molecular Carcinogenesis
VI. DNA Repair and Carcinogenesis
VII. Molecular Progression of Cancer
VIII. Molecular Markers in Cancer Biology
21. TECHNIQUES IN BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, AND GENETICS

I. Biotechnology Involving Recombinant DNA
II. Technology Involving Proteins